I graduated this past May with a degree in philosophy (and am female) and I have consistently been regarded as having an unparalleled talent in my work and writing. This, of course, was in comparison to a degree program that was largely composed of and taught by men. I do not see myself as better than men or any other 'colleague', as I don't have the mathematical acumen, for example, to be innovative in propositional logic; however, my work in other areas (e.g., epistemology, medical ethics, metaphysics) due to my writing style and own interests is something I have never encountered in many other people beyond myself - male or female.

In most of my other classes, men were on their laptops, talking about parties, or huddled in their sports teams all across campus. Females were on their laptops even more frequently than men, playing with their phones, or gossiping. Even many professors lack basic critical thinking skills and are offended by students writing responses that are not formulaic since it's not as easy/effortless to grade them.

For the most part, it doesn't seem that many people are genuinely interested in academia or intellectual conversations, even in undergrad. That very observation drove me to apply for graduate programs because college increasingly unveiled itself as nothing more than a social circle. I would agree, however, your best bet for discussing anything of philosophical nature would be with a male.

With respect to women in my program, the majority of women came from a religious background and tried to apply their own beliefs to new material or apply new material to validate their existing convictions. Many women also came in with a defiant attitude because of knowing they were a minority. Personally, it was entertaining to watch from a social perspective, but certainly detracted from the purpose of the classroom.